Recent Update
Well its that time of year again. The Birds are singing, The flowers are blooming, and here I am sneezing my head off. Ah... allergies, one of life’s little treasures.
*dripping of sarcasm*
First a bit about work. Thus far life at work has settled into a bit of a routine. I am averaging 25 emails per hour. Sometimes more, sometimes less. The daily quote is 17 per hour so I maintain my above and beyond average. I do have my concerns with this, mainly that although I am generating quantity, my quality suffers for it. As I have learned you cannot have both, its really not possible. I do my best to answer each email as I can but often I skim the email looking for key phrases and just shoot off a matching auto response.
Once we get the new trainees up to speed, I will be able to slow down a bit and start giving our customers the care and attention they deserve. But until that time we have to keep our Queue clear regardless or so I have been told.
The team has moved around cubes a bit as new members have come and old members have gone. Currently I sit here on the corner and no one is near me for 2 cubes in any given direction. Its somewhat lonely at times to feel cut off from the team but then again my intensity for focusing on my tasks often causes me to not take notice of my surroundings.
Now a bit about home life. Things at home are both well and at the same time somewhat unsettling. Kri and I work on opposite schedules and thus rarely interact. To a certain degree its almost like living alone. The problems arise in both her and my shortcomings. In my case I am a slob, I will admit this openly. I need to work on picking up after myself as well as picking the place up if I see a mess. Often enough I just make an excuse to do it later and it never gets done. (2 weeks of dirty laundry anybody?). Then there is Kri, who is much more cleanly then I am and yet her sense of organization lacks greatly. Quite often I am upset by her forgetfulness or inability to organize her time properly. In return I know she is just as upset with me for my habits.
I worry that I may ruin a good thing with this roommate situation if I do not put more effort forward. I talked to her about it and her response was that we seem to balance each other out. I also know that when I invite Megan over kri often feels like she has to hide away in her room or leave because she does not with to interact as she’s as much of a shut in as I am. In some ways I feel the same way with her boyfriend and when he’s over you will find me in my room. (Yes I know, I am always in my room). I worry that things between them will become more in the way of a relationship and they will crave their own place and I will be left high and dry. I think that’s why I get on edge so much is fear of abandonment. *shrugs*
In the same measure I have given thought to living on my own and how that would guarantee that I disrupt only neighbors but that life doesn’t seem very appealing to me to be honest. As much of a shut in as I am, I need human contact or I begin to lose myself. Strange notion. *chuckles*
And now a bit about life outside of work and home. Every other Sunday I go over to Damon and Amanda’s house to play Dungeons and Dragons with them as well as Kri, Victoria, Brian, Megan, and Jeff. You could not ask for a more diverse group of friends. Many an ego clash here and there are many arguments. Some in jest, others in far too much sincerity. Each has their own issues which I will cover below
Damon usually runs the game as the Dungeon Master. He tries to bring us all together and bring out our creative sides allowing us to play characters and act in a way we would not normally in life. Sadly we rarely stray from our own personalities which makes things difficult.
Amanda is a bit of a perfectionist and gets frustrated quickly with everyone when they don’t catch onto things fast enough or simply try to do things in a way other then the way they need to be done.
Kri reminds me most of a bird. Joining in on the fun yet quickly hopping from one thought to the next. It can be a little unnerving to try to keep up with her and often proves futile to do so. She knows her role but tries to stretch it as far as she can to the limit.
Victoria shares the same desire as Damon to see us become more creative and work as a team. Unlike Damon, however, her frustration with us is much more apparent and often comes out as angry words which grow into arguments which waste time and end up frustrating people. I know that she means well and just wants us to better ourselves but sometimes people dont want to change or just dont want to hear it.
Brian seems to remain withdrawn from the rest laying his part but doing little else to add to the conversation or experience. He seems to always have a lot on his mind.
Megan is not a people person and it shows plainly in the game sessions. She seems to panic when arguments break out and then grow frantic and upset quickly. I am unsure as to the reasons behind this but I believe that these reactions stem from something that has happened to her in her past. she comes close to tears often and people become frustrated with her as when she gets this way she’s impossible to reason with. She means well and is desperately seeking everyone’s approval and friendship but I believe she is unsure as to how to go about it.
Jeff is the youngest of the bunch. He plays his character to the hilt but often incites the arguments and comes off as the resident hot head of the group. There have been times that his anger has nearly come to blows which has concerned us all. He has been talked to in regards to this and is trying to rein himself in.
Myself, I am uncreative and play my character as if I am playing myself which doesn’t help things as I am not a team player not am I that thoughtful of the situations occurring at the time unless they directly affect me. Its a shortcoming which has gotten me my fair share of being yelled at.
As you can see we each have very distinct and very different personalities. The problem therein is that we spend more time arguing or trying to not butt heads then we do anything else. I used to enjoy our game sessions but as of late I have grown weary of spending a weekend fighting with friends or trying to keep other friends from fighting. I will continue to give the game a few chances but I am very close to giving it up in hopes of finding something more productive to do.
Outside of game I have been making an effort to be more active during the week whether just spending the nights after work wandering around at the local shopping center or on the weekends not gaming, going to see a movie or patrol a mall for a while. I grow weary of my room and shut in life style yet after a few hours out I always find myself wanting to return back to that very life. *chuckles* Sometimes in order to escape the shells we make for ourselves, it must come in small steps.
In regards to my lifestyle with women. I have decided its time to stop chasing after every bit of tail I can find. I am content with the one partner I have regardless of everyone’s feelings towards her or myself. I find that trying to share beds with multiple women and still maintain friendships is just not possible due to personality conflicts as well as jealousy and assumptions. I know that there are those out there who consider me less then human for my habits and those who don’t mind them. In all regards I don’t care. I am who I am so deal with it or move on.
A little call out to grim, If you have something to say about me, Id appreciate it if you said it to my face instead of to my friends behind my back. I forgave you long ago and left you in peace. Yet I hear of your insults of me on a regular basis. Grow up. I really do hope you have a happy life and I hope that you and Shirley share a long and happy relationship.
A bit on Kumoricon. I finally went to a full blown con meeting and it was rather productive. We spoke with the hotel security administrator about the capacity, fire codes, radio channels, choke points, dangers, and much more. Being head of the con security is both simple and complex in its responsibilities. Much to be done and only 3 months do it in. The Con begins on 09/02/06 and goes through 09/04/06. For staffers we begin a day early setting up as well as taking late night pre registration pickup’s at the desks. It was a blast last year and I expect it will be again this year.
I don’t have much more to report at this time. Just offering a general update as well as clearing my mind.
Thank you and Namaste!
*dripping of sarcasm*
First a bit about work. Thus far life at work has settled into a bit of a routine. I am averaging 25 emails per hour. Sometimes more, sometimes less. The daily quote is 17 per hour so I maintain my above and beyond average. I do have my concerns with this, mainly that although I am generating quantity, my quality suffers for it. As I have learned you cannot have both, its really not possible. I do my best to answer each email as I can but often I skim the email looking for key phrases and just shoot off a matching auto response.
Once we get the new trainees up to speed, I will be able to slow down a bit and start giving our customers the care and attention they deserve. But until that time we have to keep our Queue clear regardless or so I have been told.
The team has moved around cubes a bit as new members have come and old members have gone. Currently I sit here on the corner and no one is near me for 2 cubes in any given direction. Its somewhat lonely at times to feel cut off from the team but then again my intensity for focusing on my tasks often causes me to not take notice of my surroundings.
Now a bit about home life. Things at home are both well and at the same time somewhat unsettling. Kri and I work on opposite schedules and thus rarely interact. To a certain degree its almost like living alone. The problems arise in both her and my shortcomings. In my case I am a slob, I will admit this openly. I need to work on picking up after myself as well as picking the place up if I see a mess. Often enough I just make an excuse to do it later and it never gets done. (2 weeks of dirty laundry anybody?). Then there is Kri, who is much more cleanly then I am and yet her sense of organization lacks greatly. Quite often I am upset by her forgetfulness or inability to organize her time properly. In return I know she is just as upset with me for my habits.
I worry that I may ruin a good thing with this roommate situation if I do not put more effort forward. I talked to her about it and her response was that we seem to balance each other out. I also know that when I invite Megan over kri often feels like she has to hide away in her room or leave because she does not with to interact as she’s as much of a shut in as I am. In some ways I feel the same way with her boyfriend and when he’s over you will find me in my room. (Yes I know, I am always in my room). I worry that things between them will become more in the way of a relationship and they will crave their own place and I will be left high and dry. I think that’s why I get on edge so much is fear of abandonment. *shrugs*
In the same measure I have given thought to living on my own and how that would guarantee that I disrupt only neighbors but that life doesn’t seem very appealing to me to be honest. As much of a shut in as I am, I need human contact or I begin to lose myself. Strange notion. *chuckles*
And now a bit about life outside of work and home. Every other Sunday I go over to Damon and Amanda’s house to play Dungeons and Dragons with them as well as Kri, Victoria, Brian, Megan, and Jeff. You could not ask for a more diverse group of friends. Many an ego clash here and there are many arguments. Some in jest, others in far too much sincerity. Each has their own issues which I will cover below
Damon usually runs the game as the Dungeon Master. He tries to bring us all together and bring out our creative sides allowing us to play characters and act in a way we would not normally in life. Sadly we rarely stray from our own personalities which makes things difficult.
Amanda is a bit of a perfectionist and gets frustrated quickly with everyone when they don’t catch onto things fast enough or simply try to do things in a way other then the way they need to be done.
Kri reminds me most of a bird. Joining in on the fun yet quickly hopping from one thought to the next. It can be a little unnerving to try to keep up with her and often proves futile to do so. She knows her role but tries to stretch it as far as she can to the limit.
Victoria shares the same desire as Damon to see us become more creative and work as a team. Unlike Damon, however, her frustration with us is much more apparent and often comes out as angry words which grow into arguments which waste time and end up frustrating people. I know that she means well and just wants us to better ourselves but sometimes people dont want to change or just dont want to hear it.
Brian seems to remain withdrawn from the rest laying his part but doing little else to add to the conversation or experience. He seems to always have a lot on his mind.
Megan is not a people person and it shows plainly in the game sessions. She seems to panic when arguments break out and then grow frantic and upset quickly. I am unsure as to the reasons behind this but I believe that these reactions stem from something that has happened to her in her past. she comes close to tears often and people become frustrated with her as when she gets this way she’s impossible to reason with. She means well and is desperately seeking everyone’s approval and friendship but I believe she is unsure as to how to go about it.
Jeff is the youngest of the bunch. He plays his character to the hilt but often incites the arguments and comes off as the resident hot head of the group. There have been times that his anger has nearly come to blows which has concerned us all. He has been talked to in regards to this and is trying to rein himself in.
Myself, I am uncreative and play my character as if I am playing myself which doesn’t help things as I am not a team player not am I that thoughtful of the situations occurring at the time unless they directly affect me. Its a shortcoming which has gotten me my fair share of being yelled at.
As you can see we each have very distinct and very different personalities. The problem therein is that we spend more time arguing or trying to not butt heads then we do anything else. I used to enjoy our game sessions but as of late I have grown weary of spending a weekend fighting with friends or trying to keep other friends from fighting. I will continue to give the game a few chances but I am very close to giving it up in hopes of finding something more productive to do.
Outside of game I have been making an effort to be more active during the week whether just spending the nights after work wandering around at the local shopping center or on the weekends not gaming, going to see a movie or patrol a mall for a while. I grow weary of my room and shut in life style yet after a few hours out I always find myself wanting to return back to that very life. *chuckles* Sometimes in order to escape the shells we make for ourselves, it must come in small steps.
In regards to my lifestyle with women. I have decided its time to stop chasing after every bit of tail I can find. I am content with the one partner I have regardless of everyone’s feelings towards her or myself. I find that trying to share beds with multiple women and still maintain friendships is just not possible due to personality conflicts as well as jealousy and assumptions. I know that there are those out there who consider me less then human for my habits and those who don’t mind them. In all regards I don’t care. I am who I am so deal with it or move on.
A little call out to grim, If you have something to say about me, Id appreciate it if you said it to my face instead of to my friends behind my back. I forgave you long ago and left you in peace. Yet I hear of your insults of me on a regular basis. Grow up. I really do hope you have a happy life and I hope that you and Shirley share a long and happy relationship.
A bit on Kumoricon. I finally went to a full blown con meeting and it was rather productive. We spoke with the hotel security administrator about the capacity, fire codes, radio channels, choke points, dangers, and much more. Being head of the con security is both simple and complex in its responsibilities. Much to be done and only 3 months do it in. The Con begins on 09/02/06 and goes through 09/04/06. For staffers we begin a day early setting up as well as taking late night pre registration pickup’s at the desks. It was a blast last year and I expect it will be again this year.
I don’t have much more to report at this time. Just offering a general update as well as clearing my mind.
Thank you and Namaste!